Transcript Trade Unions & Climate Change: building a common position

The road to Copenhagen
Trade Unions in Barcelona and COP15
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Barcelona, Spain (2-6 November)
- Last UNFCCC preparatory meeting before Copenhagen. Key
moment for ensuring Just Transition and other union
proposals get visibility. 20 trade unions have already
confirmed their participation.
- 3rd November: ITUC, along with CCOO, UGT and ETUC will
organise a high level event on “Just Transition”, where we will
call on other governments and social groups to endorse the
concept.
- 5th November: the ITUC working group on climate change
will meet to discuss the trade union strategy for the
remaining month before Copenhagen as well as for COP15.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Copenhagen: A meeting going far
beyond negotiations
- More than 20,000 people are expected to go to
Copenhagen; at least half of them will be from civil society.
- In addition to the negotiations in the “Bella Center”, several
other fora will be organized:
- A space organized by the City of Copenhagen
- A space organized by the Business community, based
on technological solutions
- the ‘Klima’ Forum, organized by NGOs
- A civil society rally, on the 12th December
In all these, trade unions can play a role.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Trade unions at COP15
• More than 180 trade unionists have
already registered to attend the meeting
• Our delegation is coordinated by the ITUC
in close cooperation with LO-Denmark
• Some funding has been secured already
for participation from developing countries’
trade unions (LO-DK, Sustainlabour,
Norwegian trade unions, TUC)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Trade unions at COP15 : WoW
In addition to the negotiations, a major trade union activity has been
planned: The World of Work pavilion (WoW)
• What is it?: A space where trade unions
will present their experiences, debate and
plan with other actors on climate change.
Visits to concrete “green & decent
workplaces” will also be organized.
• Who? ITUC and LO-Dk will coordinate this
activity. Global Union Federations and ITUC
regional and national organisations will be
invited to submit concrete proposals for
events
•When? 14 to 16 December 2009
•Where? In LO Denmark Building
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Trade unions at COP15 : WoW
Which organisations will be there?
Regional/International Organisations
BWI, EMCEF, EMF, ETUC, ETUI, ICEM, IMF, ILO, ITF,
ITUC, ITUC Africa, IUF, PSI, SAMAK, Sustainlabour,
TUCA
Some national organisations
ACTU, AFL-CIO, Blue Green Alliance, CCOO, CGT
France, CFMEU, CFDT, COSATU, CSC, FGTB, FKTU,FNV,
GEFONT, KCTU, LO-Denmark, NTUC, RENGO, TUC-UK,
UMWA
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Trade unions at COP15 : Other
activities
• ITUC has launched a special website on climate change
(http://climate.ituc-csi.org) which also counts with a private
section, where affiliates can follow reports on the negotiations.
• Official trade union side event in the UNFCCC
• Reception for the trade union delegation – hosted by LO-DK
and ITUC (16 dec)
• Trade unions & Climate change – a video by Sustainlabour &
ITUC to be presented in the reception.
• Further work with civil society organisations in the run up and
during Copenhagen. Civil Society « climate change walk » on the
12th December.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009
Thank You!
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) – Task Force on Green Jobs and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany 06th October 2009